Drug abuse in pregnancy is not uncommon, and the use of illicit opioids during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes. The aim of the study was to assess neonatal outcome of pregnancy with maternal addiction. Materials and Methods:   In this cohort study we assessed 100 pregnant women 15 -49 years old. To identify drug exposure was used self- questionnaire (Self-Repo...

conclusions prognosis of patients that underwent surgery and medical therapy was significantly better than medical therapy alone (90% vs. 50% patient’s survival). results the study included 20 patients with a biopsy-proven diagnosis of mucormycosis. regarding the findings, the mean age was 51.4 ± 9.7 years. eighty-five percent of patients had uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. findings showed that...

introduction: hanging is one of the most commonly used way to commit suicide in many countries. this method used in suicide is considered a problem in iran too, but no clear data exists regarding hanging in different regions or the country as a whole. because of the epidemiologic differences in non-judicial hanging in different regions, this study aimed to assess it in gilan province, iran betw...

aluminum phosphide  (alp) is a potent lethal substance, that use for agriculture purpose, as a pesticide. this substance may use for suicide, and it will kill the patient rapidly. we want to report a patient who use alp for suicide purpose and was managed quickly in the emergency department and he became alive.

background & aim : systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is an autoimmune disease that affects primarily women, commonly in their reproductive years. clinicians have to face the many problems of pregnancy in patients with sle including the influence of sle on fetal outcome and that of pregnancy on sle. this study was performed to study maternal and fetal outcomes in women with sle. material and me...

oncoplastic breast surgery (obs) has gained widespread acceptance during the last two decades as an integral component of breast cancer surgery. obs combines oncological principles of breast cancer surgery with plastic surgery techniques to provide the best cosmetic results without compromising oncological outcome of breast cancer treatment and it has opened up the possibility to perform breast...

background: this study sought to access differences in long-term (9 months) outcomes between acute coronary syndrome (acs) patients who undergo early intervention compared to percutaneous coronary intervention (pci) in stable and refractory conditions. methods: data originated from tehran heart center registry- interventional cardiology (thcr-ic) and consisted of 1267 patients divided into two ...

how to cite this article: afsharkhas l, khalessi n, karimi panah m. intraventricular hemorrhage in term neonates: sources, severity and outcome. iran j child neurol. summer 2015;9(3):34-39.   abstract objective intraventricular hemorrhage (ivh) occurs in preterm infants; however, the occurrence of this event is less frequent in term neonates. the present study evaluated clinical characteristics...

background: fistula-in-ano is a problematic perianal disease for physicians and patients because of its occasional difficulty in management. due to the different types of fistulas seen in patients, careful approach is necessary to correctly choose from among the various surgical techniques. one surgical method for complex fistula is the endorectal advancement flap which has been frequently perf...

background meningitis is a life-threatening disease and can lead to significant sequelae. pediatric bacterial meningitis leaves some survivors with more significant sequelae if not treated, promptly. the advent of vaccine has changed the incidence of pediatric bacterial meningitis but these vaccines have not been used in routine childhood immunization schedule. objectives the current study aime...